Chapter 464

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Divinatory <Xpage=438>

Di*vin"a*to*ry (?) , a. [Cf. F. divinatoire .] Professing, or relating to, divination. "A natural divinatory instinct."

Cowley.

Divine <Xpage=438>

Di*vine" (?) , a. [Compar. Diviner (<?/) ; superl . Divinest .] [F. divin , L. divinus divine, divinely inspired, fr. divus , dius , belonging to a deity; akin to Gr. <?/, and L. deus , God. See Deity .]

1. Of or belonging to God; as, divine perfections; the divine will. "The immensity of the divine nature."

Paley.

2. Proceeding from God; as, divine judgments . " Divine protection."

Bacon.

3. Appropriated to God, or celebrating his praise; religious; pious; holy; as, divine service; divine songs; divine worship.

4. Pertaining to, or proceeding from, a deity; partaking of the nature of a god or the gods. "The divine Apollo said."

Shak.

5. Godlike; heavenly; excellent in the highest degree; supremely admirable; apparently above what is human. In this application, the word admits of comparison; as, the divinest mind . Sir J . Davies . "The divine Desdemona."

Shak.

A divine sentence is in the lips of the king. Prov. xvi. 10.

But not to one in this benighted age Is that diviner inspiration given. Gray.

6. Presageful; foreboding; prescient. [Obs.]

Yet oft his heart, divine of something ill, Misgave him. Milton.

7. Relating to divinity or theology.

Church history and other divine learning. South.

Syn. -- Supernatural; superhuman; godlike; heavenly; celestial; pious; holy; sacred; pre\'89minent.

Divine <Xpage=438>

Di*vine" , n. [L. divinus a soothsayer, LL., a theologian. See Divine , a. ]

1. One skilled in divinity; a theologian. "Poets were the first divines ."

Denham.

2. A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman.

The first divines of New England were surpassed by none in extensive erudition. J. Woodbridge.

Divine <Xpage=438>

Di*vine" , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Divined (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Divining .] [L. divinare : cf. F. deviner . See Divination .]

1. To foresee or foreknow; to detect; to anticipate; to conjecture.

A sagacity which divined the evil designs. Bancroft.

2. To foretell; to predict; to presage.

Darest thou . . . divine his downfall? Shak.

3. To render divine; to deify. [Obs.]

Living on earth like angel new divined . Spenser.

Syn. -- To foretell; predict; presage; prophesy; prognosticate; forebode; guess; conjecture; surmise.

Divine <Xpage=438>

Di*vine" , v. i.

1. To use or practice divination; to foretell by divination; to utter prognostications.

The prophets thereof divine for money. Micah iii. 11.

2. To have or feel a presage or foreboding.

Suggest but truth to my divining thoughts. Shak.

3. To conjecture or guess; as, to divine rightly .

Divinely <Xpage=438>

Di*vine"ly , adv.

1. In a divine or godlike manner; holily; admirably or excellently in a supreme degree.

Most divinely fair. Tennyson.

2. By the agency or influence of God.

Divinely set apart . . . to be a preacher of righteousness. Macaulay.

Divinement <Xpage=438>

Di*vine"ment (?) , n. Divination. [Obs.]

Divineness <Xpage=438>

Di*vine"ness , n. The quality of being divine; superhuman or supreme excellence.

Shak.

Diviner <Xpage=438>

Di*vin"er (?) , n.

1. One who professes divination; one who pretends to predict events, or to reveal occult things, by supernatural means.

The diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain. Zech. x. 2.

2. A conjecture; a guesser; one who makes out occult things.

Locke.

Divineress <Xpage=438>

Di*vin"er*ess , n. A woman who divines.

Dryden.

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Diving <Xpage=439>

Div"ing (?) , a. That dives or is used or diving.

Diving beetle (Zo\'94l.) , any beetle of the family Dytiscid\'91 , which habitually lives under water; -- called also water tiger . -- Diving bell , a hollow inverted vessel, sometimes bell-shaped, in which men may descend and work under water, respiration being sustained by the compressed air at the top, by fresh air pumped in through a tube from above. -- Diving dress . See Submarine armor , under Submarine . -- Diving stone , a kind of jasper.

Divinify <Xpage=439>

Di*vin"i*fy (?) , v. t. [L. divinus divine + -fy .] To render divine; to deify. [Obs.] "Blessed and divinified soul."

Parth. Sacra (1633).

Divining <Xpage=439>

Di*vin"ing (?) , a. That divines; for divining.

Divining rod , a rod, commonly of witch hazel, with forked branches, used by those who pretend to discover water or metals under ground.

Diviningly <Xpage=439>

Di*vin"ing*ly , adv. In a divining manner.

Divinistre <Xpage=439>

Div`i*nis"tre (?) , n. A diviner. [Obs.] " I am no divinistre ."

Chaucer.

Divinity <Xpage=439>

Di*vin"i*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Divinities (#) . [F. divinit\'82 , L. divinitas . See Divine , a. ]

1. The state of being divine; the nature or essence of God; deity; godhead.

When he attributes divinity to other things than God, it is only a divinity by way of participation. Bp. Stillingfleet.

2. The Deity; the Supreme Being; God.

This the divinity that within us. Addison.

3. A pretended deity of pagans; a false god .

Beastly divinities , and droves of gods. Prior.

4. A celestial being, inferior to the supreme God, but superior to man.

God . . . employing these subservient divinities . Cheyne.

5. Something divine or superhuman; supernatural power or virtue; something which inspires awe.

They say there is divinity in odd numbers. Shak.

There's such divinity doth hedge a king. Shak.

6. The science of divine things; the science which treats of God, his laws and moral government, and the way of salvation; theology.

Divinity is essentially the first of the professions. Coleridge.

<?/ase divinity , casuistry.

Divinization <Xpage=439>

Div`i*ni*za"tion (?) , n. A making divine.

M. Arnold.

Divinize <Xpage=439>

Div"i*nize (?) , v. t. To invest with a divine character; to deify. [R.]

M. Arnold.

Man had divinized all those objects of awe. Milman.

Divisibility <Xpage=439>

Di*vis`i*bil"i*ty (?) , n. [Cf. F. divisibilit\'82 .] The quality of being divisible; the property of bodies by which their parts are capable of separation.

Divisibility . . . is a primary attribute of matter. Sir W. Hamilton.

Divisible <Xpage=439>

Di*vis"i*ble (?) , a. [L. divisibilis , fr. dividere : cf. F. divisible . See Divide .] Capable of being divided or separated.

Extended substance . . . is divisible into parts. Sir W. Hamilton.

Divisible contract (Law) , a contract containing agreements one of which can be separated from the other. -- Divisible offense (Law) , an offense containing a lesser offense in one of a greater grade, so that on the latter there can be an acquittal, while on the former there can be a conviction.

-- Di*vis"i*ble*ness , n. -- Di*vis"i*bly , adv.

Divisible <Xpage=439>

Di*vis"i*ble , n. A divisible substance.

Glanvill.

Division <Xpage=439>

Di*vi"sion (?) , n. [F. division , L. divisio , from dividere . See Divide .]

1. The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation.

I was overlooked in the division of the spoil. Gibbon.

2. That which divides or keeps apart; a partition.

3. The portion separated by the divining of a mass or body; a distinct segment or section.

Communities and divisions of men. Addison.

4. Disunion; difference in opinion or feeling; discord; variance; alienation.

There was a division among the people. John vii. 43.

5. Difference of condition; state of distinction; distinction; contrast.

Chaucer.

I will put a division between my people and thy people. Ex. viii. 23.

6. Separation of the members of a deliberative body, esp. of the Houses of Parliament, to ascertain the vote.

The motion passed without a division . Macaulay.

7. (Math.) The process of finding how many times one number or quantity is contained in another; the reverse of multiplication ; also, the rule by which the operation is performed.

8. (Logic) The separation of a genus into its constituent species.

9. (Mil.) (a) Two or more brigades under the command of a general officer. (b) Two companies of infantry maneuvering as one subdivision of a battalion. (c) One of the larger districts into which a country is divided for administering military affairs.

10. (Naut.) One of the groups into which a fleet is divided.

11. (Mus.) A course of notes so running into each other as to form one series or chain, to be sung in one breath to one syllable.

12. (Rhet.) The distribution of a discourse into parts; a part so distinguished.

13. (Biol.) A grade or rank in classification; a portion of a tribe or of a class; or, in some recent authorities, equivalent to a subkingdom.

Cell division (Biol.) , a method of cell increase, in which new cells are formed by the division of the parent cell. In this process, the cell nucleus undergoes peculiar differentiations and changes, as shown in the figure (see also Karyokinesis ). At the same time the protoplasm of the cell becomes gradually constricted by a furrow transverse to the long axis of the nuclear spindle, followed, on the completion of the division of the nucleus, by a separation of the cell contents into two masses, called the daughter cells . -- Long division (Math.) , the process of division when the operations are mostly written down. -- Short division (Math.) , the process of division when the operations are mentally performed and only the results written down; -- used principally when the divisor is not greater than ten or twelve.

Syn. -- compartment; section; share; allotment; distribution; separation; partition; disjunction; disconnection; difference; variance; discord; disunion.

Divisional <Xpage=439>

Di*vi"sion*al (?) , a. That divides; p<?/rtaining to, making, or noting, a division; as, a divisional line; a divisional general; a divisional surgeon of police.

Divisional planes (Geol.) , planes of separation between rock masses. They include joints.

Divisionally <Xpage=439>

Di*vi"sion*al*ly , adv. So as to be divisional.

Divisionary <Xpage=439>

Di*vi"sion*a*ry (?) , a. Divisional.

Divisionor <Xpage=439>

Di*vi"sion*or (?) , n. One who divides or makes division. [Obs.]

Sheldon.

Divisive <Xpage=439>

Di*vi"sive (?) , a. [Cf. F. divisif .]

1. Indicating division or distribution.

Mede.

2. Creating, or tending to create, division, separation, or difference.

It [culture] is after all a dainty and divisive quality, and can not reach to the depths of humanity. J. C. Shairp.

-- Di*vi"sive*ly , adv. -- Di*vi"sive*ness , n.

Carlyle.

Divisor <Xpage=439>

Di*vi"sor (?) , n. [L., fr. dividere . See Divide .] (Math.) The number by which the dividend is divided.

Common divisor . (Math.) See under Common , a.

Divorce <Xpage=439>

Di*vorce" (?) , n. [F. divorce , L. divortium , fr. divortere , divertere , to turn different ways, to separate. See Divert .]

1. (Law) (a) A legal dissolution of the marriage contract by a court or other body having competent authority. This is properly a divorce, and called, technically, divorce a vinculo matrimonii. "from the bond of matrimony." (b) The separation of a married woman from the bed and board of her husband -- divorce a mensa et toro (&or; thoro) , "from bed board."

2. The decree or writing by which marriage is dissolved.

3. Separation; disunion of things closely united.

To make divorce of their incorporate league. Shak.

4. That which separates. [Obs.]

Shak.

Bill of divorce . See under Bill .

Divorce <Xpage=439>

Di*vorce" , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Divorced (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Divorcing .] [Cf. F. divorcer . See Divorce , n. ]

1. To dissolve the marriage contract of, either wholly or partially; to separate by divorce.

2. To separate or disunite; to sunder.

It [a word] was divorced from its old sense. Earle.

3. To make away; to put away.

Nothing but death Shall e'er divorce my dignities. Shak.

Divorceable <Xpage=439>

Di*vorce"a*ble (?) , a. Capable of being divorced.

Divorcee <Xpage=439>

Di*vor`cee" (?) , n. A person divorced.

Divorceless <Xpage=439>

Di*vorce"less (?) , a. Incapable of being divorced or separated; free from divorce.

Divorcement <Xpage=439>

Di*vorce"ment (?) , n. Dissolution of the marriage tie; divorce; separation.

Let him write her a divorcement . Deut. xxiv. 1.

The divorcement of our written from our spoken language. R. Morris.

Divorcer <Xpage=439>

Di*vor"cer , n. The person or cause that produces or effects a divorce.

Drummond.

Divorcible <Xpage=439>

Di*vor"ci*ble (?) , a. Divorceable.

Milton.

Divorcive <Xpage=439>

Di*vor"cive (?) , a. Having power to divorce; tending to divorce. "This divorcive law."

Milton.

Divot <Xpage=439>

Div"ot (?) , n. A thin, oblong turf used for covering cottages, and also for fuel. [Scot.]

Simmonds.

Divulgate <Xpage=439>

Di*vul"gate (?) , a. [L. divulgatus , p. p. of divulgare . See Divulge .] Published. [Obs.]

Bale.

Divulgate <Xpage=439>

Di*vul"gate (?) , v. t. To divulge. [Obs.]

Foxe.

Divulgater <Xpage=439>

Div"ul*ga`ter (?) , n. A divulger. [R.]

Divulgation <Xpage=439>

Div`ul*ga"tion (?) , n. [L. divulgatio : cf. F. divulgation .] The act of divulging or publishing. [R.]

Secrecy hath no use than divulgation . Bp. Hall.

Divulge <Xpage=439>

Di*vulge" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Divulged (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Divulging .] [F. divulguer , L. divulgare ; di- = dis- + vulgare to spread among the people, from vulgus the common people. See Vulgar .]

1. To make public; to several or communicate to the public; to tell (a secret) so that it may become generally known; to disclose; -- said of that which had been confided as a secret, or had been before unknown; as, to divulge a secret .

Divulge not such a love as mine. Cowper.

2. To indicate publicly; to proclaim. [R.]

God . . . marks The just man, and divulges him through heaven. Milton.

3. To impart; to communicate.

Which would not be

To them [animals] made common and divulged . Milton.

Syn. -- To publish; disclose; discover; uncover; reveal; communicate; impart; tell.

Divulge <Xpage=439>

Di*vulge" , v. i. To become publicly known. [R.] "To keep it from divulging ."

Shak.

Divulsive <Xpage=439>

Di*vul"sive (?) , a. Tending to pull asunder, tear, or rend; distracting.

Dixie <Xpage=439>

Dix"ie (?) , n. A colloquial name for the Southern portion of the United States, esp. during the Civil War. [U.S.]

Dizen <Xpage=439>

Diz"en (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dizened (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dizening .] [Perh. orig., to dress in a foolish manner, and allied to dizzy : but cf. also OE. dysyn ( Palsgrave ) to put tow or flax on a distaff, i . e ., to dress it. Cf. Distaff .]

1. To dress; to attire. [Obs.]

Beau. & Fl.

2. To dress gaudily; to overdress; to bedizen; to deck out.

Like a tragedy queen, he has dizened her out. Goldsmith.

To-morrow when the masks shall fall That dizen Nature's carnival. Emerson.

Dizz <Xpage=439>

Dizz (?) , v. t. [See Dizzy .] To make dizzy; to astonish; to puzzle. [Obs.]

Gayton.

Dizzard <Xpage=439>

Diz"zard (?) , n. [See Dizzy , and cf. Disard .] A blockhead. [Obs.] [Written also dizard , and disard .] -- Diz"zard*ly , adv. [Obs.]

Dizzily <Xpage=439>

Diz"zi*ly (?) , adv. In a dizzy manner or state.

Dizziness <Xpage=439>

Diz"zi*ness , n. [AS. dysigness folly. See Dizzy .] Giddiness; a whirling sensation in the head; vertigo.

Dizzy <Xpage=439>

Diz"zy (?) , a. [ Compar. Dizzier (?) ; superl. Dizziest .] [OE. dusi , disi , desi , foolish, AS. dysig ; akin to LG. d\'81sig dizzy, OD. deuzig , duyzig , OHG. tusig foolish, OFries. dusia to be dizzy; LG. dusel dizziness, duselig , dusselig , D. duizelig , dizzy, Dan. d\'94sig drowsy, slepy, d\'94se to make dull, drowsy, d\'94s dullness, drowsiness, and to AS. dw<?/s foolish, G. thor fool. <?/<?/<?/. Cf. Daze , Doze .]

1. Having in the head a sensation of whirling, with a tendency to fall; vertiginous; giddy; hence, confused; indistinct.

Alas! his brain was dizzy . Drayton.

2. Causing, or tending to cause, giddiness or vertigo.